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Category Archives: The Drill
“We will evaluate the implementation, then implement the evaluation, then evaluate the implementation of the evaluation.”
At the increasingly valuable Infovaticana there is a severely insightful offering about: The endless synod of synodal synodality assembly A couple excerpts. It begins (my emphases and comments): A synod is (was) by definition an event: it was convened, celebrated, … Read More
An important topic revisited: Moral Injury
I had the occasion to repair some links in older posts about the topic of “moral injury”. It is an important topic. I’m glad the reader let me know. There will be some repetition, but I wanted to get them … Read More
Ratzinger in 1976 on the “old Missal” and “new Missal”
I spotted something interesting at Fakebook, posted by Peter Kwasniewski… a letter from Prof. Joseph Ratzinger to Wolfgang Waldstein in 1976. Dear Colleague Waldstein, Thank you very much for your kind note. To come straight to the heart of … Read More
IMPORTANT expert canonical exam of the DDF SSPX Decree: It does NOT excommunicate SSPX priests or faithful who attend Masses, or change the practical canonical position of faithful seeking SSPX sacraments.
Again at Rorate today, there is a careful examination of the SSPX Decree and Explanatory note by an anonymous canonist who clearly knows what he is talking about. Here is a dense summary. Let’s call this… What Does The Decree … Read More
Bishop of Owensboro crushes people who desire the Traditional Latin Mass, but it’s not his fault! It’s someone else’s fault!
What’s with the bishops of Kentucky? Remember. It is always about the people who want the traditional Mass. DIOCESE OF OWENSBORO McRaith Catholic Center I Office of the Bishop Rev. David Kennedy Immaculate Conception Parish ‘112 S. Day Street Earlington, KY 42410 … Read More
Distressing words of Leo about the SSPX consecrations
Distressing. BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV on the upcoming SSPX Consecrations: “I am considering making another appeal saying don’t do this, let’s try to live the communion of the Church. But it’s their choice. One must realize what it means for … Read More
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“…the young are more to be pitied, since they know not of what they have been deprived.”
I posted this recently, but since today is the Feast of St. Basil of Caesarea (which gives way to the Sunday), here it is again: Originally Published on: Jun 4, 2026 The evils which afflict us are well known, even … Read More
VForr on Daily Rome Shot 1672: “The colors in the sky! Beautiful!”
